Bob Greene Quotes

To say more, is to say less.

Never say more than is necessary.

The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing.

I want to say less, and it's easier to say less.

Less is always more. The best language is silence. We live in a time of a terrible inflation of words, and it is worse than the inflation of money.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Occasionally, you might enjoy the luxury of an unexpressed thought.

When you have nothing to say, you don't talk.

To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy.

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.

You don't have to say everything to say something.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

The more you know the less you need to say.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue.

I say what I need to, not a whole lot more.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that... I've always done 'less is more.'

I keep lot of my opinions to myself.

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.